The biggest draft miss by the Pittsburgh Steelers in franchise history is widely considered to be Dan Marino in the 1983 NFL Draft. It’s the ultimate “what if” story.

PITTSBURGH — Pitt Panthers legendary quarterback Dan Marino starred for his hometown team in college, but many wonder how great his pro career would've turned out if he played for the Pittsburgh ...

Dan Marino enjoyed a prolific career at Pitt before being selected by the Dolphins in the 1984 NFL Draft. (Photo: Getty) Dan Marino, a Pittsburgh native and star quarterback at the University of ...

Marino was born on Sept. 15, 1961 in Pittsburgh and raised in the sports-minded Oakland section, an ethnic, working-class neighborhood. His father, Dan Sr., delivered newspaper bundles for the ...

Dan Marino never won a Super Bowl championship during his career, but he believes things would've turned out differently had ...

The one where Dan Marino and a handful of his fellow ... A first-team All-American at the University of Pittsburgh in 1981, Marino was a member of the legendary QB class in the 1983 NFL Draft ...

There are few athletes who were as great at their respective sport as Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino was that ... a different experience." Marino grew up in Pittsburgh and then played college ...

Pitt finished 9-3 in Dan Marino’s final season, but the Panthers opened 7-0, including a victory that almost didn’t happen against the Mountaineers. With quarterback Jeff Hostetler in his ...

Pitt and the Dolphins both retired Marino's No. 13 jersey as well. This article first appeared on Pittsburgh Panthers on SI and was syndicated with permission. More must-reads: ...

Coach Don Shula didn't give the University of Pittsburgh quarterback much thought. "I never dreamed we'd get a shot at him," he said. Dan Marino had one of the greatest seasons ever in 1984.